Nodar Kumaritashvili died at the 2010 Olympics. His cousin is in Beijing 12 years later to carry on his legacy.

More than a dozen athletes have crashed during Olympic training for luge, and some questioned whether athletes from smaller nations - like Georgia - had enough time to prepare for the daunting track.

Safety may be catching up with an obscure sledding sport called luge. Last Friday, 21 -year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili from the Republic of Georgia was killed during a training run at the Vancouver ...

Saba Kumaritashvili, a cousin of Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Georgian luger who died at the 2010 Olympics, qualified for the Beijing Games.

FILE -David Kumaritashvili, father of the Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili killed during a training run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, stands at the grave of his son Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in ...

Luge is a highly technical sport that requires precision driving. Elite athletes take years to develop, and many of the best are in their mid- to late 30s.

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) The father of the Georgian luger killed during a training run at the Vancouver Olympics laments that his country will have no one competing in the luge when the games get ...

Discover the history of Olympic luge — from its debut at the 1964 Innsbruck Games to iconic runs, medal records, and how the sport has evolved in men’s, women’s, doubles, and team relay events.

The luge racers are back on the mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, on Saturday, the first full day of the Winter Olympics. The death Friday of a luge competitor looms over the games after ...